Air Fryer Hash Browns From Scratch

Air fryer hash browns are the perfect crispy crunchy addition to your breakfast menu. Serve this as an appetizer or side, this is just so perfectly crispy made in the air fryer.

I’m in love with my air fryer. I have a 4.2 qt air fryer from Inalsa (Taurus). And I love the way I can enjoy crispy food without being deep-fried in lots of oil. I loved my perfectly crispy potato wedges that take just 12 – 15 minutes.

Air fryer acts as an oven and it spins the hot air and hence cooks the food in the same way as an oven but more rapidly. So you will get the same result with lesser time. Try my air fryer cauliflower and air fryer buffalo cauliflower, air fryer tater tots also.

Potato hash brown is also an easy dish and a low fat dish when we are air-frying it. Also there is few trick to get the hash browns crispy.

Tips for best crispy hash browns

These tips and tricks are important to get perfect crispy air fryer hash browns.

• After shredding the potatoes, rinse it thoroughly with cold water. Place them on a colander and wash off under tap water.

• Then transfer the potatoes to a big bowl and add cold water to it. Soak them in cold water for minimum 20 – 30 minutes for best results.

• After that remove from water by passing through a sieve. Wipe them with a clean paper napkin.

Washing potatoes and soaking them is really important as it removes the extra starch. Excess starch will make the potatoes soggy and not crispy at all. So this step is important to get crispy hash browns.

How to make crispy hash browns in an air fryer?

Air fryer hash browns are quick and easy to make with few ingredients only. No fancy ingredients required to make the hash browns.

Ingredients –

Potatoes, Corn starch, Garlic powder, Onion powder, Salt, Oil. You can also add any of your favorite seasoning to this. Here corn starch will help in keeping the potatoes together and makes the hash brown crispier. However you can skip this also.

Instructions –

Use the box grater to shred the potatoes. You can peel off the skin or leave it by cleaning thoroughly. Here I have removed the peel. Then transfer the shredded potatoes to a sieve or colander and wash off immediately to drain out excess starch.

Keep it in a bowl and add chilled water to the bowl. Soak for minimum 30 minutes. Then drain out the water and place the shredded potatoes on a clean paper towel. Dry out the shredded potatoes.

Place the dry potatoes in a clean dry mixing bowl. Add corn starch, seasoning, salt, oil. Mix gently.

Now greaser the air fryer basket. Place 2 tbsp of batter on the basket. To make perfect disc, with help of cookie cutter make small patty like hash browns. Place them in air fryer.

Start the air fryer at 380 F for 20 minutes. Pause at 10 minutes and check. Flip the hash browns though it’s not required, I prefer to do that just to ensure it’s even cooked.

Air Fryer Tips

I have a 4.2 qt 1400 watt Inalsa air fryer and it took me 20 minutes to make these hash browns. Smaller air fryers may take a little lesser time like 15 minutes – 12 minutes to make these crispy hash browns.

But since all air fryers are not the same, keep an eye on them once they reach the 10-minute mark. And cook till it looks crispy and golden brown.

If you are making larger discs try to make them not so thick as it will leave the center uncooked. Also, make discs of even thickness and not so thicker layers.

Spray oil on top of the potato discs and also when you flip them. This gives a beautiful nice golden color easily.

What to Serve with air fryer hash browns?

Serve these crispy healthy air fryer hash browns along with your favorite breakfast menu like fluffy pancakes, crepes, sandwiches. Even pairs up well with chocolaty banana bread and baked peanut butter oatmeal.

Recipe card for air fried crispy hash browns

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